Harvey and Mets outdo Halladay

N.Y. pitcher allows one run in seven innings, gets support including Buck's 3-run shot

Associated Press

Associated Press

Published 12:18 am, Tuesday, April 9, 2013

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 08: Lucas Duda #21 of the New York Mets jumps out of the way of a pitch in the second inning of the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on April 8, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Duda was hit by the pitch. (Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images)

Harvey (2-0) followed up a dominant first start with another sharp outing. He gave up one run, three hits and struck out nine.

Meanwhile, Halladay (0-2) barely resembles the two-time Cy Young Award winner who had 40 wins and tossed a perfect game and postseason no-hitter in his first two years with the Phillies from 2010-11.

Halladay allowed seven runs and six hits in four-plus innings. He's given up 12 runs in 71/3 innings in two starts after a tough spring. Halladay is coming off a down year in which he missed two months with shoulder and back problems, raising concerns about his health.

After Buck's drive in the second, Duda lined an RBI single with two outs in the third to give the Mets a 4-0 lead. They chased Halladay with three straight hits in the fifth. Daniel Murphy started with a double, David Wright followed with an RBI single and Ike Davis singled to end Halladay's night.

Chad Durbin entered and allowed a two-run single by Ruben Tejada that made it 7-1.